2/3 Cheelop 2011/07/17(Sun)23:38 No. 327429 ID: c811c4
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I mean, look at that, she's punching rocks!

That shouldn't even be possible!

3/3 Cheelop 2011/07/17(Sun)23:39 No. 327430 ID: c811c4
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And now, I'm going to get prepared to leave for awhile. But the question is, where should I be going, and with who?

I'm closest to Shabin, but I don't think she's ever been outside before. Fraga is also a nice person. Kradis I don't know very well, but he's the best person I know at travelling outdoors.

Speaking of Kradis, I got a little map from him.

So as for places, well...
A) There's my very first couple of homes, I'm pretty sure they're close to each other. I wouldn't really know what to find there, but there could be a hint.
B)The dragon, Voxol. He might know something about me, since he suddenly kicked me out calling me, uh.. names. I'm not sure.
C) The closest human town. I bet they would have more knowledge about the world and everything, but it may also be the most dangerous. Well, except for maybe Voxol. It also is the farthest walk, maybe 2 or 3 days or so. It's not like I'm in a hurry, though.

If you think I should go somewhere else though, then just say where! But until then, I think I'm going to spend some time getting ready.

let's say hi to voxol. before he yells about not letting you stay anymore say you aren't staying just want to talk a bit then leave.

dragons tend to know allot about the area the live in. if you don't think voxol will kill you out of hand he might be a good first stop.

Ask Shabin if she would like to come with you and try to punch a dragon.

Also see if Kradis and Fraga are tied up in clan business.

Oh OH also! Lets try giving Chop some punching souls, just to see what that does to him.

How the hell did your skills at marksmanship improve?..

I'd vote A personally. Least risk.

>>327438
range.

Who needs survival skills when you can punch rocks? That's the only survival skill that matters, really.

Take Shabin.

Also go visit the dragon first

THE DRAGON, EAT HIS SOUL, TOO.

I'd like to see your veeeeerry first home. The earliest place you remember. I mean, unless it isn't safe, or... something.

what names did he call you? it would be better for us to know.

Did you learn Invisibility and Strength Boost?
Don't leave until you learn those.

>>327430
Lets go visit that dragon. Oh, and practice your offensive magic as well! Healing is all nice and stuff, but being able to char enemies from afar and stuff like that is also very good to know.

>>327453
Supporting this.

How far are you in terms of magic and spell library anyhow?

>>327429
Has she managed to defeat/beat Chop?
Or have you been sharing souls with him as well?

Chee, I'd say head out to the human town first- the farthest place away- and stop by all the other locations on the way back, visiting Voxol last. That way you can find all sorts of information and ideas for forming questions... as well as get good practice with your magic before confronting someone that could be really dangerous. He might be your only current contact outside of your current home, so you'd want to be well prepared for that meeting!

visit everything from closest to furthest. so, dragon.

Oh, hey Hatchquest upda--- CHEEQUEST AAAAWWWRIIIIIIIIIGHT~!

>>327430
You know, Chee. That whole "uncharted woods" thing?

Yeah. That is just begging to be explored. So much.

1/3 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)09:55 No. 327529 ID: c811c4
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The dragon it is!

Also, I seem to be having trouble passing souls to people I don't know very well, Chop included. So, the list is Fraga, Shabin... uh, I actually haven't tried with Kradis.

And yes, I completely forgot to mention. I've gotten basic Invisibility and Strength spells. The strength I can only hold for about half a minute, and can't cast any other spells. Invisibility is pretty solid, but Fraga warned me there is such a thing as anti-invisibility wards, or see invisibility potions, or things like that. Also, I can't cast any other spells with this on either, as well as doing anything complicated. It really is difficult just to keep it on! I can also cast a pretty mean fireball.

Shabin can almost beat Chop, with strength and souls.

I should only bring one other so we don't have too few to hold the cave, so I'm bringing Shabin. I wonder how she'll like the outdoo...

>"GAH! My eyes!"

Well, I'll ask later.

2/3 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)09:57 No. 327531 ID: c811c4
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It's almost a full day's walk from here, so if we keep up the pace, we'll get there in the evening.

I'm getting a little nervous. I mean, Voxol isn't an evil dragon or anything, but... very dangerous.

3/3 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)10:01 No. 327533 ID: c811c4
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...okay! I'm a little tired, but just up ahead is the pass where Voxol's cave is in the back o-

"Are those dwarves?!"

>"...no, Chee. Those are humans. Does your dragon get visitors or something, runt?"

"N-No. Not last I checked, anyway, he didn't like company very much."

They're right where we need to go, too.

Kill them all

it is time to see if you've got the soul of someone good at sneaking in you. do some eavesdropping.

I think Voxol might be the target of some dragonslayers. Scout the area with Invisibility first, to check out what kind of equipment and men they have.

They are there to steal Voxol's hoard, you must sneak in and warn him.

Shabin has those white, cave dwelling eyes man. She needs black kobold suncontacts, so she can look normal AND enjoy the outdoors. B)

>>327533
We should investigate!

Maybe they want to trade things.

And if not, I hear the average human is about 200exp.

>>327544

give shabin black contact lenses

Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)10:50 No. 327548 ID: c811c4
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>>327534
I doubt I can kill them, and I certainly don't want to! Also, I don't know what contact lenses are.

I'll leave Shabin up at the ridge, and invisi my way down. No one speaks for a awhile, until what I think is a girl walks up to an armored person.

>"You're SURE about this?"

>"We just had this conversation, woman! Every night, right at sundown, that dragon flies off behind the mountain away from us for at least an hour. We just walk in, quickly grab what's comfortable, and leave."

>"If you're not sure, we're all dead."

>"Don't get cold feet, now. We just run in, grab a handful each and get out, we won't spend anywhere near the full hour."

Oh, they're after his hoard. Um.. he never leaves his cave. I think these people will die if they try this, they don't look strong enough to fight him. It looks like there's only a dozen people in this camp, but I can't be sure.

I am pretty sure these humans will be less friendly to you than the dragon will be, even if you are trying to help them. They don't look powerful. You could probably kill them all without Shabin's aid. The dragon may be thankful for this, they will die either way if the dragon sees them. You could still try helping the humans but don't expect anything that is not a hostile reaction.

>>327548
could we warn them, or something? if we want to check out the human village later, it would be good to have some kind of allies, in a way...

go warn the dragon. these people have it coming to them.

do not be seen by the humans- they might suspect you're on the dragon's side.

Let the dragon kill them all

>>327548
conversely If we make friends with the people here they could help us research in the human towns.

or politely warn them off. simply explain your an old employee of the dragon who has some business with the old boss, and you know for a fact that he never leaves the cave. you could also politely point out that he will notice if they take anything from his horde and he can be very persistent about hunting thieves. if the turn hostile turn invisible and run.

You should try to warn them, and tell them not to do it. If these two attack, you should be able to distract them long enough to get away using Fireballs. And if they do end up hostile, we simply go warn the dragon about their plan.

on another note, jeez, chee looks adorable even when she's invisible!

>>327548
I am inclined to warn them- but make sure not to do it in a fashion that would let them outnumber you! That girl seems uncertain about this in general; you might follow her until she's alone somewhere, then drop your invisibility and tell her this is a bad idea, the dragon doesn't actually leave its cave and utterly loathes thieves (in the "hunt down and kill their villages" sense). Also give your name and get hers, find out why they're silly enough to even think to try this. Then go invisible again and leave before the humans can do something rash and hurt you.

After you've done that, it's the humans' own fault if they're stupid enough to get killed. Give them a couple hours to clear out and go see the dragon, at which point you can tell him about any humans that are left and get full credit for warning him about thieves.

>>327548
>Every night, right at sundown, that dragon flies off behind the mountain away from us for at least an hour.
This does not match up with:
>Oh, they're after his hoard. Um.. he never leaves his cave.

1/3 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)11:42 No. 327572 ID: c811c4
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Lots of mixed responses! But I think I'll try and warn them. I'll be really careful, and get away if others start showing up.

"U-um.. excuse me.."

2/3 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)11:45 No. 327576 ID: c811c4
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"Voxol- the dragon you're after. It's an illusionist. It sends off an illusion every once in awhile that just flies around to make it looks like its gone, and then gets its meals by... well, people who think the dragon is actually gone."

"...."
"...."

3/3 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)11:49 No. 327577 ID: c811c4
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>"Woman. There's a kobold in front of us."

>"I can see that, Rol."

>"It says the-"

>"I'm right here, I heard it. I think we should back off, it does seem too good that the dragon leaves itself completely open for so long."

>"You'd believe an orc if it meant getting out of this. Hey, kobold. Why should we believe you?"

Show them your birthmark of the dragon that is on your inner left thigh

>>327577

feel free not to present proof. seriously, these guys are this one guy is asking to be eaten. hopefully the lady is smart enough not to go along with it.

>>327577
"Um... you'll probably die if you don't? But if you don't want to, that's your choice, I guess. I'm just trying to be nice."

Go say hi to them, and tell them that they're on a suicide mission.

Ask if he's ever heard of anyone being successful in getting some of Voxol's hoard, or something?

Seems to me like he's the type to not take kindly to much we have to say. We reveal we were with the dragon and he assumes we still are. We give him a vague challenge like "if i'm wrong and you don't go, you miss out on some hoard, but if i'm right and you do go, you miss out on your lives" and I think he'd take the risk anyway.

"you have no reason to trust me other then, can you afford to take the risk?"

Sounds like they just need money. Go ahead and warn them.

Tell them you need someone to tell you about human civilization and they can't do that if they're dead. I guess.

>>327586
That's what I'm saying; I think he actually would take the risk. He doesn't seem very open-minded on first impressions.

1/2 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)12:29 No. 327593 ID: c811c4
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"Ah, well, you don't have a reason to, but you'll probably die! But, it's your choice, so-

>"Ey! What's goin' on out here? Who're ya guys talkin to?

>"Boss! Some kobold's saying the dragon never leaves his cave."

>"Bah, Tae! Bring'it to my stove, I'm hungreh."

2/2 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)12:30 No. 327594 ID: c811c4
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Running, running! At least I warned them as best I could!

>"It's gone, wow. Oh, it's leaving tracks, it's invisible!"

>"Well?! Go aft'r it, it's what we brought ya for! Ain't lettin no kobolds er' gnolls er' whatever's round here git away!"

Kill them all

Set something or somethings on fire with a Fireball first, so they have to take time to put it out. Flee while they're distracted.

yes, set a tent on fire.

>>327594
Find a tree and scurry up it, then drop invis and ready ranged weapons.
Then if it's still just those two, ask their names and ask if they'd be interested in telling you about human civilization. The non sequiter nature of the question may provide some answers.

>>327594
You may want to run back to where Shabin is. If anyone of them makes the mistake of following you, give them a knife to the face. Then make your way to the dragon's cave to warn him.

1/2 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)12:55 No. 327613 ID: c811c4
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Alright, I'll distract them with a quick-

Oh, shoot! I forgot I can't hold invisibility while casting!

>"There you are! Hold on!"

Cast strength. When they try to grab you just break their legs.

2/2 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)13:00 No. 327617 ID: c811c4
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>>327597
Not without a very good reason!

I don't think I can make it to Shabin, that human following me is really quick and seems to be able to see where I'm going through the brush, even if I'm invisible!

>"...I know you're up in that tree, kobold."

"Um.. would you be interested in telling me about human civilization?"

>"Eh? Not a lot of wild kobolds that ask about that. Put those knives away please, and first tell me about this dragon. I'm the only one who followed you. What's your name?"

well now, it would be incredibly unladylike of you not to introduce yourself to her. of course, you should demand she does the same.

she seems nice. ask her why ever race you've encountered seems to murder your kind out of hand.

okay cool. put them away but keep one hidden in your sleeve. then introduce yourself and tell her about what you know. then say you were around cause you were going to visit him.

>>327617
Do so. Also explain that you were just trying to help when the dude told them to capture you.

>>327617
I wonder if someone with the skills to throw weapons like you do could catch an arrow. Hopefully it wont come to that. Might as well tell her your name. Can't see how it would do any harm.

Tell her your name is Kunte Kinte

Name for a name! ... But first tell her your name; there's no reason it would be a bad thing to do anyway.

Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)13:19 No. 327645 ID: c811c4
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"My name is Chee, what is yours?"

>"Tae. Nice to meet you."

"Why is it that every race I come across tries to kill me?"

>"Err.. well, wild kobolds aren't really seen as, um... how do I put this... civilized? Some kobolds are raised by humans, and some are assimilated, but usually we don't view wild ones much differently than potentially hostile wildlife. Now, about that dragon?"

"Voxol will eat you, if you go too close!"

>"How do you know?"

"I used to live with him for a few months."

This is pretty awkward.

>"Hey, come down, why don't you? I'll put away my crossbow."

Go down to speak with her, but keep a spell at the ready in case you need it. She seems cool, but the other humans might be lurking about.

>>327645
No thanks, we're all perfectly fine, safe, and civil up here. Even if your giant rack looks quite hypnotically safe and cozy...

let's go down.

>>327645
If she puts away her crossbow then you'll be stronger than her with Strength active, and have the advantage if she tries to capture you. So it would be to our favor to comply... unless she isn't actually the only one to have followed you. Look around to see if anyone's nearby.

Ask WHY you should come down though. I mean, I can't think of any reason for her to want you to that doesn't include you being grabbed.

"because while you are the only one that followed me, someone else may of followed you"

you can talk from the tree... i like her, but i don't trust her.

Inquire about the boss, he seems to be a dorf. And do you think you could throw a knife at the crossbow prod? If you think you can from that silly position, then try to slice the bowstring.

1/4 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)13:52 No. 327665 ID: c811c4
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>>327664
Maybe I could, but there isn't really a reason right now, she's not wielding it.

"I don't think I should come down, someone may have followed. We can talk fine up here. Hey, who's your boss? Is he a dwarf?"

>"Ha ha, no, but he's got the 'stache of one. Talks just as funny, too. I wanted you to come down so we could talk quietly, but we may have company."

2/4 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)13:57 No. 327669 ID: c811c4
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>"There you are, Tae. Just shoot that kobold, you know how the boss gets. It's no time to get sappy for cute stuff."

>"This kobold's pretty nice."

>"You're going to show dissent to us because a kobold had good manners?"

>"This doesn't seem right. There's no reason to kill it."

>"Just bring her down then and I'll do it."

3/4 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)13:58 No. 327670 ID: c811c4
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>"No, you won't."

>"...that's a pretty sneaky one. Tae?"

4/4 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)14:00 No. 327675 ID: c811c4
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>"One shot and your friend won't live to see it, human."

>"..."

Oh gosh, oh gosh...

Shout to them to stop fighting, and that you don't want any trouble.

>>327675
Throw a knife to cut the string of the crossbow.

chee, yell to stop and all that glorious adorable stuff that only you can do so well.

>>327678
Actually no, throw a knife throw the bolt to stick it to the crossbow, THEN a second to sever the string.

>>327678
This seems like it would work.

+To severing the string.

>>327683
We only have one shot, and the string is what fires the bow. If the knife can't trap the bolt to the frame, Shabin gets shot.

Oh and tell shabin not to kill the guy.

1/2 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)14:53 No. 327702 ID: c811c4
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TWANG

>"Ack?!"

"Stop fighting!"

2/2 Cheelop 2011/07/18(Mon)14:55 No. 327703 ID: c811c4
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>"Oh, come on, Tae."

"Shabin! Don't kill him!"

>"What, runt?! Are you serious? Got a better idea? This guy just tried to kill you."

"he is just following orders. the only one here that may REALLY need to be killed is their boss. and only if we can't incapacitate him"

It was just a misunderstanding, there are a lot of kobolds who DO attack people randomly. Plus, and this might convince her more, if we kill one of them then they'll all come after us.

Their boss just wants to play dwarf. Getting the other human to realize that TALKING (AND NOT KILLING) is going on is best. T.A.N.K makes the world go 'round.

>>327703
"So often are us kobolds killed because people consider us monsters. And you tried to kill me after I went and warned you. Now, who does that make the monster?"

If the human male tries anything show off your skills.

>>327708
This.

Also, tell the human male to lay his weapons on the ground and step away from them.

He didn't try to kill us, he just said he wanted to.

Knock him out. We will leave peacefully, since we're the ones that came across them. It's not like they were hunting us down or anything.

At this point I think they would agree that we're not worth the trouble to kill. Also explain to the woman (after the guy's knocked out) that you were traveling here only to ask the dragon about a magical problem you have. Since the area's occupied we'll just come back later after they've either left or gotten eaten.

"Shabin your right, he did try to kill me. but we are not going to sink down to his level. there no need for bloodshed we came here to get information so lets just talk"

>>327703
"No, Shabin, he only said he wanted to. Saying isn't doing. Please let him go; they have been very polite so far and I want to talk to them."